Welcome to Loran-History.info

These pages remember the Coast Guardsmen, who served aboard Loran-A,
Loran-C stations, and other Loran billets worldwide. These dedicated Coasties
are but a few who provided radio navigation signals to millions of navigators.
These pages wouldn't exist except through the efforts of MCPO Bill Dietz,
USCG(ret). Bill has spent numerous hours for over a decade collecting the
information you find here.

If you wish to add your information to the database, just fill out the
Contact us form. Bill or I will update the list.

We are looking for pictures and stories. If you
wish to contribute, please
Contact Us.

For the next few months we are conducting an audit of the html pages to
ensure compliance with the current standards. There is extraneous html
code on some pages and it needs to be brought up to date. I am doing each
letter of the alphabet as a group before moving on to the next grouping.
If you sent something to Bill that belongs in the portion of the alphabet I'm
currently working, it won't appear as timely as others. Please bear with
me during this process. I hope to make the site more friendly for
the mobile users (tablets and smart phones) as well as faster for the wired
users.

-- Joe

Received notice via an
All Coast Guard message that Bill and I had received the
Foundation for Coast Guard History's recipients of the Multimedia
Award for this site. We are humbled by this recognition and
thank the Foundation for the Multimedia Award.

UPDATE

Some highlights of the recent research trip is a better understanding of the MIT research team and the different types of LORAN and the test being conducted during late 1944 through 1946. I previous read that MIT researchers requested to use the transmitters at the East Coast on air stations (MF) for testing. The Coast Guard gave approval to installed a second set of equipment (timers/transmitters) at the East Coast Stations (Nantucket, Bodie, Folly Beach and possibility Hobe Sound) plus the test stations Montuak, Fenwick and Assateague. There were monitor stations located in Bermuda, Carlyle, IL, Assateague, Fenwick, Memphis, and Chatham. From my understanding from a fast read there were three LORAN frequencies LF (180kc); MF (1.75 - 2.0mc - this was standard loran) and HF (10.585). I will have a better understanding once I have read and disgested all the facts. All this will be posted to the site as time permits.

Other interesting items is the coordinators of the SE Asia chain. There were approxiately 14 monitor sites with UDORN being the control station. More to come...

Many photos and other interesting information that will be posted at time permits.

LORAN CONVENTION:
A possible LORAN convention is being planned for 2020. The CG Combat Vets are hosting a convention in Charleston, SC April 2019. More information is below.

SITE MAINTENANCE:
As mentioned above the site is undergoing a major revamp. I am working on sorting the files and renaming to a standard format along with posting new material. We do welocme all your input, photos, names, rosters or anything else you would to share with others. Please continue sending.

USCG LORAN VETERANS FACEBOOK:
Ray is going a great job of hosting this and we support him temendously however the loran-history site and the Facebook group are two independent identities. If you would like to post something on either site the material should be sent to that site.

Bill

Thanks to Ray Rebmann Fred's
Place Reunion Hall will be posted on each station page.

Facebook pages for Loran Veterans

The Coast Guard Combat Veterans will be having
their 2019 Convention in North Charleston, SC on 15-18 April 2019.
While all COMSEASEC veterans are always invited, they have offered
us the opportunity to have a separate day/session for a COMSEASEC
reunion. It's been some time since we have gotten together. If you
have an interest in joining us at this event, please send an email
to COMSEASEC@gmail.com.

The intention of this site is to document the role
of the U.S. Coast Guard in the support of the U.S. Department of
Defense Radio Navigation program, in particular LORAN. This site is
not affiliated with any United States
government agency, foreign government or a private entity. All
inquiries may be sent using contact us on the home page.